Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino

His Eminence

Jorge Urosa Savino
Cardinal
Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas
ArchdioceseCaracas
DioceseCaracas
Appointed19 September 2005
Installed5 November 2005
Term ended9 July 2018
PredecessorIgnacio Velasco S.D.B.
SuccessorBaltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria al Monti (2006-21)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination15 August 1967
by José Humberto Quintero Parra
Consecration22 September 1982
by José Lebrún Moratinos
Created cardinal24 March 2006
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino

(1942-08-28)28 August 1942
Caracas, Venezuela
Died23 September 2021(2021-09-23) (aged 79)
Caracas, Venezuela
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materColegio De La Salle Tienda Honda
Interdiocesan Seminary of Caracas
St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoPro Mundi Vita
Coat of armsJorge Urosa Savino's coat of arms
Styles of
Jorge Urosa Savino
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeCaracas

Jorge Liberato Urosa y Savino (28 August 1942 – 23 September 2021) was a Venezuelan prelate of the Catholic Church.

He was auxiliary bishop of Caracas from 1982 to 1990, Archbishop of Valencia from 1990 to 2005, and Archbishop of Caracas from 2005 to 2018. He was made a cardinal in 2006.[1]

  1. ^ "UROSA SAVINO Card. Jorge Liberato".